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U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 1
May 25, 2023 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- Following the devastating impact of Typhoon Mawar, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam, MAT/WAT Guam, and USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215) crews are actively assessing the... MORE

USS SHOUP Completes First Forward-Deployed Naval Patrol March 2023
May 25, 2023 — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS SHOUP (DDG 86) returned to Combined Fleet Activity Yokosuka, Japan, following the completion of its first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF)... MORE

Austere medicine redefined: testing the ATC-EST's capabilities at Northern Edge 23-1
May 25, 2023 — Northern Edge 23-1, a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command sponsored, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) led, multilateral, joint field training exercise, kicked off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on May 4, 2023. This exercise provided the opportunity to test the capabilities of the Air Transportable Clinic-Establish (ATC-EST), a health service support device designed by the Pacific Air Forces’ Office of the Command Surgeon and a medical modernization team to support agile combat employment operations at forward operating bases... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Damouni, a water and fuel systems maintenance journeyman assigned to 773rd Civil Engineer Squadron, secures a solar panel system during an Agile Combat Employment air transportable clinic set up, during Northern Edge 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 9, 2023.

NSA and Partners Identify China State-Sponsored Cyber Actor Using Built-in Network Tools When Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure Sectors
May 24, 2023 — The National Security Agency (NSA) and partners have identified indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actor using living off the land techniques to target networks across U.S. critical infrastructure... MORE

CSA: People's Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Actor Living Off the Land

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Delivers Body Armor And Helmets To The Papua New Guinea Defence Force
May 24, 2023 — PORT MORESBY – The U.S.-Indo Pacific Command announced the delivery of 5.4 million U.S. dollars’ worth (19,035,000 PNG Kina) of personal protective gear and helmets to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, marking a milestone in the deepening partnership between the United States and Papua New Guinea... MORE

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivers equipment to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force

Northern Edge 23-1: Alaska’s Role in Joint Forces Readiness
May 24, 2023 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska plays an instrumental role in the United States military strategy; Gen. Billy Mitchell famously told Congress in 1935 he believed Alaska to be “the most important strategic place in the world.”... MORE

U.S. Coast Guard, Partners Prepare for Arrival of Typhoon Mawar to Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
May 23, 2023 — SANTA RITA, Guam -- U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, federal, territorial, and port partners continue Monday, May 22, 2023, to prepare for Typhoon Mawar, expected to arrive... MORE

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Statement on U.S.-Papua New Guinea Defense Cooperation Agreement
May 23, 2023 — WASHINGTON -- This U.S.-Papua New Guinea Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) is an important milestone for the relationship between the United States and Papua New Guinea (PNG) – and for our... MORE

Pacific Air Forces Airmen test Next Generation Aircrew Protection Equipment
May 23, 2023 — HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- If you’ve spent time in the Indo-Pacific region, you’ve heard the term “Fight Tonight,” probably more than once, and for good reason. Pacific Air Forces Airmen are on... MORE

USNMRTC Yokosuka Conducts, Large-scale, Multi-day, Joint-partner Exercise to Promote Interoperability and Readiness
May 23, 2023 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka conducted a large-scale, multi-day, joint-partner exercise in response to a simulated large magnitude... MORE

U.S. Marines Arrive in Darwin for 12th Rotation
May 23, 2023 — DARWIN, Australia -- The arrival of the United States Marines for the 12th iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) marks a significant event for the Australia-U.S. Alliance.The annual... MORE

LANPAC: Army Commander Leads USSPACECOM Against Space Domain Threats
May 22, 2023 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Adversaries have continually found ways to threaten the Army and U.S. forces, not only from the land air, and sea but through space.“The threat is growing,” said Army Gen. James... MORE

USS Milius Departs Shimoda After Participating in 84th Annual Black Ship Festival
May 22, 2023 — SHIMODA, Japan -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) departed Shimoda, Japan, on May 22, after a scheduled port visit in celebration of the 84th Black Ship... MORE

Alert Contingency MAGTF (ACM): ‘Our Most Ready Force’
May 22, 2023 — CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan -- It is 3:00am on a Sunday morning. III Marine Expeditionary Force receives indications and warnings that a crisis is brewing. The order is given without hesitation, and... MORE

USARPAC Commander: 'The Time is Now' for Greater Collaboration, Integration in the Pacific
May 22, 2023 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- While calling on partner nations in the Indo-Pacific region to bolster land power together, U.S. Army Pacific Command’s top leader announced the standup of a joint logistics... MORE

U.S.-Thailand Co-Host Ratchaphruek Radiological Medical Response Workshop May 16-18, 2023
May 22, 2023 — U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand -- The Kingdom of Thailand and the United States co-hosted the Ratchaphruek Radiological Medical Response Workshop May 16-18, in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop... MORE

Joint, Multinational Senior Enlisted Leaders Emphasize NCOs’ Critical role in Indo-Pacific During LANPAC 23
May 22, 2023 — HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Top Senior Enlisted Leaders (SEL) from the U.S. Army, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and sister services gathered with multinational partners and allied ground force SEL counterparts... MORE

CTF 70 Hosts Royal Australian Navy Supply Sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan
May 19, 2023 — PHILIPPINE SEA -- Commander, Task Force 70 hosted culinary and logistics specialist sailors from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS... MORE

Team Kunsan Trains to ‘Protect the Pack’
May 19, 2023 — KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) service members improve readiness during Beverly Sentinel 23-1 at Kunsan AB, ROK, May 18.Across the base, service members honed... MORE

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Sasebo, Japan
May 19, 2023 — SASEBO, Japan -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and units from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a scheduled port visit, May 19.Nimitz arrived in Sasebo after most... MORE

USS Nimitz Records 350,000th Arrested Landing